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In case anyone is interested, the new 5 year data is in.

http://lambda.gsfc.nasa.gov/product/map ... graphy.cfm

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It's all a test of our faith! Do not trust your instruments or deductive reasoning! Here's the real history of the universe:

http://io9.com/363755/the-science-vs-sc ... y-timeline
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what does this mean?

i've seen these microwave background radiation pics before, what did they do that's new BEtt?
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Here's a really nice summary of what it means:

http://www.badastronomy.com/bablog/2008 ... years-old/
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THX 2 U!

very important coolstuffs
The age of the Universe is 13.73 billion years, plus or minus 120 million years.
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